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Nazis Bombed Bosnia

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July 22, 1995, Page 001018 The New York Times Archives

To the Editor:

Speaker Newt Gingrich is in august company when he advocates an air campaign to "break" the Bosnian Serbs, promising to "do it in three days" (news article, July 18). The Luftwaffe spent more than three years bombing Serbian guerrillas across Bosnia. Despite overwhelming air superiority, they and their local stooges suffered a crushing defeat. IVAN AVAKUMOVIC Vancouver, Canada, July 18, 1995 The writer is a retired history professor, University of British Columbia.

A version of this letter appears in print on July 22, 1995, on Page 1001018 of the National edition with the headline: Nazis Bombed Bosnia. Today's Paper|Subscribe